Supreme Court of India

Bennett Coleman & Co. v. Union of India

(1972) 2 SCC 788

Decision date
1972
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Bench
5-Judge Bench

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Case summary

Direct and inevitable effect test: restrictions on import of newsprint controlling newspaper page counts and circulation directly abridge press freedom under Article 19(1)(a).

Principle

Direct and inevitable effect test: restrictions on import of newsprint controlling newspaper page counts and circulation directly abridge press freedom under Article 19(1)(a).

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